Maudie is the gentlest of art house films and will require discerning audiences to discover and appreciate it. But when they do, I trust that star Sally Hawkins' performance will be recognized as one of the best of the year.

She's played Anne Frank on Broadway and Princess Armidala in a Star Wars trilogy; she's portrayed a stripper, an assassin and a "black swan." But Portman's portrayal of Jackie Kennedy is near-perfection.

Moonlight will open in North American theaters in late October. By then, it should well be on its way to many honors, including certain recognition from the Motion Picture Academy. It's a lock for a Best Picture nomination.

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Boise City Council Member Holli Woodings' proposal would ban vaping and e-cigarettes in places where smoking is currently banned, like Grove Plaza, Eighth Street, and within 20 feet of bus stops and schools.